Assisted Dying: Kim Leadbeater Confirms Support For Marie Curie Amendment
Kim Leadbeater MP has confirmed she will support an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill which would require an assessment of…
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“Services at Risk” as Government Unveils Immigration White Paper
Measures unveiled in the governments immigration white paper published yesterday (Monday 12 May) will place requirements on employers to boost domestic training and seeks to…
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Sector Leaders Pen Open Letter To Chancellor Outlining Concerns About ENICS Increases And Extensions
The National Care Forum (NCF) and Methodist Homes (MHA) have released an open letter expressing deep concerns about the impact the increases in and extensions…
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Priory Chief Executive Rebekah Cresswell To Become Member Of New Care England Policy Board
Priory chief executive officer Rebekah Cresswell will become one of the founder members of a new Care England Working Age Adult Policy Board, ensuring that…
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House of Commons NIC Vote Deals Devastating Blow to Social Care Sector
MPs have overturned an exemption for adult social care providers from the forthcoming increase in employer national insurance contributions (NICs), in what sector leaders have…
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Shift To Community Care May Be ‘Unachievable’ Without More Capital Investment
Efforts to deliver one of the government’s major NHS priorities to shift more care into the community will need to be boosted by targeted capital…
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Providers Welcome for House of Lords Vote
Social care campaigners are hoping a House of Lords amendment, which would make social care providers exempt from the planned rise in Employer’s National Insurance…
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Three In Four Elderly People Admit They Were Cold In Their Own Homes In January
New research for the Charity Age UK has revealed that 3 in 4 (75% – equivalent to 9.1 million) aged 66 and over said that…
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Housing Provider Warns Of Severe Impact Of £300,000 Care Cut
A LEADING housing provider is urgently calling on South Lanarkshire Council to rethink its proposed £300,000 cut to housing support services, ahead of its decision…
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Aria Care Celebrates Successful Completion Of Merger And Is Poised For A Year Of Further Growth
Following the acquisition of Future Care Group’s 18 homes in July 2024, Aria Care marked the completion of the merger with celebrations across the 18…
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Groundbreaking Social Care Research Pilot Begins Data Collection
The VIVALDI Social Care Team has announced that the launch of data collection for its groundbreaking pilot has begun. Designed by social care for social…
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Government Launches Independent Commission to Reform Social Care
The UK Government has unveiled plans to establish a new independent commission dedicated to addressing the pressing challenges within adult social care and formulating long-term…
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Happy New Year’s Eve!!!
A very Happy New Year to you all from the team at: THE CARER We hope you and your residents enjoy your New Year’s Eve…
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Insolvency Warning as Care Providers in England Face Financial Pressure from Rising Costs
Insolvencies and restructuring activity are expected to increase in early 2025 as businesses struggle with rising cost pressures, industry experts have warned. Surging business costs…
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NHS is Putting Homecare Providers at Risk of Failure Through “Unethical” Commissioning
The Homecare Association have accused some NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) of “unethical commissioning practices”. Grossly inadequate fee rates and late payments risk quality, safety…
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